It's fundamentally difficult to try to tell a story that's been told several times before. We all know roughly how the story is going to play out so the telling of the story already has a strike against it before it even starts. For me this film was broken up into two completely viewing experiences.
The first half of the film is absolutely electric. Bradley Cooper is endearing and charming and Lady Gaga is .... spunky?... and in her own way very endearing. The first few scenes between them are magical and their chemistry is undeniable. The two leads are perfectly cast and their performances are phenomenal.
The second half? That's where the film needed to make its bones and I think it fell short. It has to be a lot harder to tell a story of a relationship falling apart than it is to show it coming together (although some films like Blue Valentine pull it off well). The movie started to ramble a bit and may have even gone on a bit too long. I don't think that it portrayed the heartache that it needed to. My 8.75 rating is a reflection of how good the first half is.
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Review by IHateBadMovies.comVIP 8BlockedParent2019-01-20T15:51:26Z
It's fundamentally difficult to try to tell a story that's been told several times before. We all know roughly how the story is going to play out so the telling of the story already has a strike against it before it even starts. For me this film was broken up into two completely viewing experiences.
The first half of the film is absolutely electric. Bradley Cooper is endearing and charming and Lady Gaga is .... spunky?... and in her own way very endearing. The first few scenes between them are magical and their chemistry is undeniable. The two leads are perfectly cast and their performances are phenomenal.
The second half? That's where the film needed to make its bones and I think it fell short. It has to be a lot harder to tell a story of a relationship falling apart than it is to show it coming together (although some films like Blue Valentine pull it off well). The movie started to ramble a bit and may have even gone on a bit too long. I don't think that it portrayed the heartache that it needed to. My 8.75 rating is a reflection of how good the first half is.
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